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#1 2012-12-27 20:10:19

Agnishom
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Happy 2013

Happy New Year in advance to everyone at MIF!

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'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
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#2 2012-12-27 21:16:11

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Re: Happy 2013

Happy New Year.

I do have something 'up my sleeve' on 2013.  But it'll spoil the surprise to reveal it now.  You'll have to wait a few months.

Bob


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#3 2012-12-27 22:02:42

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Re: Happy 2013

few months? Why not weeks?


'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.

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#4 2012-12-27 22:43:06

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Re: Happy 2013

All will become clear, he said mysteriously.  dizzy

Bob


Children are not defined by school ...........The Fonz
You cannot teach a man anything;  you can only help him find it within himself..........Galileo Galilei
Sometimes I deliberately make mistakes, just to test you!  …………….Bob smile

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#5 2012-12-27 22:50:33

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Re: Happy 2013

Is that a quotation from a novel?


'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.

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#6 2012-12-28 00:52:16

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Re: Happy 2013

No, I just made it up.  If it also occurs in a novel, it is a coincidence.  smile

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Children are not defined by school ...........The Fonz
You cannot teach a man anything;  you can only help him find it within himself..........Galileo Galilei
Sometimes I deliberately make mistakes, just to test you!  …………….Bob smile

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#7 2012-12-28 01:05:30

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Re: Happy 2013

OK I shall do a google


'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.

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#8 2012-12-28 07:03:22

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Re: Happy 2013

Hi Agnishom;

Thanks and Happy New Year to you too.


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#9 2012-12-31 18:50:46

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Re: Happy 2013

Interesting fact...2013 is the first year since 1987 to have 4 different numbers! Let's hope this year brings positive changes too!


'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.

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#10 2012-12-31 19:00:51

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Re: Happy 2013

Other different-number years:
1987
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2031
2034
2035
and counting...
roll

Last edited by julianthemath (2012-12-31 19:01:07)


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#11 2012-12-31 19:04:59

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Re: Happy 2013

^^^Why this sort of a signature?


'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.

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#12 2013-01-01 01:14:31

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Re: Happy 2013

Hi Agnishom;

Is that a good sign because it has 4 different digits?


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#13 2013-01-01 01:30:27

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Re: Happy 2013

What do you mean by a good sign ?


'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.

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#14 2013-01-01 01:33:33

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Re: Happy 2013

A good omen. An indication at least in some sense that it will be good.


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#15 2013-01-01 02:03:30

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Re: Happy 2013

How do you recognise one?


'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.

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#16 2013-01-01 02:08:13

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Re: Happy 2013

I do not know. Except that over here it gets worse every year.


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#17 2013-01-01 02:22:30

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Re: Happy 2013

Over here

Do you mean the forum?


'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.

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#18 2013-01-01 02:29:53

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Re: Happy 2013

Hi;

No, the forum stays about the same. It took a dive down when I joined but since then it has remained constant.


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#19 2013-01-02 01:34:37

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Re: Happy 2013

Why? What had happened at that time?


'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.

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#20 2013-01-02 02:29:29

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Re: Happy 2013

Maybe 2013 is the smallest uninteresting number?


Prime numbers have got to be the neatest things; they are like atoms. Composites are two or more primes held together by multiplication.
In biology, we use math like we know what we are talking about. Sad isn't it.

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#21 2013-01-02 02:44:36

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Re: Happy 2013

Well, that is an interesting property of the number 2013!


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#22 2013-01-02 03:10:54

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Re: Happy 2013

Hehe. Exactly.


Prime numbers have got to be the neatest things; they are like atoms. Composites are two or more primes held together by multiplication.
In biology, we use math like we know what we are talking about. Sad isn't it.

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#23 2013-01-02 03:24:22

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Re: Happy 2013

It only just started, let's give it a chance.


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#24 2013-01-02 03:27:58

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Re: Happy 2013

Anyone know how John Chew came up with this statement:

"2013 is the smallest number that is at least six added or subtracted squares of prime numbers."

in his webpage article, "How is 2013 interesting? Let us count the ways"?

Last edited by pellerinb (2013-01-02 03:29:29)


Prime numbers have got to be the neatest things; they are like atoms. Composites are two or more primes held together by multiplication.
In biology, we use math like we know what we are talking about. Sad isn't it.

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#25 2013-01-02 03:39:15

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Re: Happy 2013

Hi pellerinb;

One way would be a large PSLQ.


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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